Tanya Garcia

This article is about the Filipino actress. For the Peruvian-American statistician, see Tanya P. Garcia.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Rosales, the birth surname or paternal family name is Lyttle, and the marital name is Lapid.

Tanya Garcia-Lapid
Born	Tanya Katherine Rosales Lyttle (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 Manila, Philippines
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Mark Lapid ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Relatives	Jericho Rosales (cousin)

Tanya Katherine Rosales Lyttle-Lapid (born August 5, 1981), known professionally as Tanya Garcia (Tagalog: [ˈtɐnjɐ gaɾˈsɪa]), is a Filipino actress. She became a household name after playing Cecilia in one of the longest running soap operas of GMA Network, Sana ay Ikaw na Nga, opposite Dingdong Dantes. In 2015 she moved back to her home network ABS-CBN. During the year 2020, she returned to GMA Network.

Career

Garcia's showbiz career started when she was introduced as one of the teen stars of Star Circle Batch 5 on ABS-CBN. She appeared in youth-oriented shows like Gimik (where she was first paired with Patrick Garcia) and played supporting role in Esperanza as Judy Ann Santos' character's sister.

She took a break from her showbiz career for a while and concentrated on her studies. She took up mass communication at Dominican College in San Juan when she was signed by Viva Films and later on appeared in the Viva Television afternoon drama Anna Karenina as Grace opposite Dingdong Dantes. She also had a cameo role in the TV drama Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin.

Her rise to fame started when she played the role of Cecilia in the drama telebabad show Sana ay Ikaw na Nga with Dingdong Dantes, Bobby Andrews and Angelu de Leon. On the later part of the soap, she also played the role of Olga, the antagonist of Cecilia, which was played again by Maricar de Mesa.

After her stint at that show, she was reunited with onscreen partner Dingdong Dantes at the light dramedy Twin Hearts as Althea, a heart operation survivor who fell in love with the ex-boyfriend of the heart donor. She was also paired with Dennis Trillo.

She did a religious-theme show in QTV called Noel where she was paired with James Blanco and Paolo Contis. She was then later on paired with Ogie Alcasid in the family-oriented TV show Ay Robot! again with QTV. Tanya also appeared in Agos, the third season of Now and Forever, in which she played Sophia, a young liberated lawyer who eventually falls in love with her brother (played by Dennis Trillo). She also had a cameo role in the show Makita Ka Lang Muli as the young Celia Rodriguez.

She is considered as one of the sexiest Pinay in the Philippine Showbiz scene. She first appeared in the March 2006 issue of FHM Philippines.

Garcia also starred in numerous movies. She played the role of a possessed man's wife in Kulimlim with Robin Padilla as her leading man in 2004. Some of her movie credits are Shake, Rattle and Roll 2k5, Filipinas and Batas Militar.

After her long hiatus on the telebabad run, she's back as the wicked stepmother Aloya in the new GMA Fantasy show Super Twins topbilled by Jennylyn Mercado, Nadine Samonte and former loveteam Dennis Trillo.

After four years of hiatus due to Tanya's pregnancy (twice), she inked a two-year contract with Viva Management for TV and movie projects last June 6, 2011. She plays the role of Lilian Avelino-Fuentebella in the remake of Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin.

In 2015, Garcia moved back to her home network ABS-CBN. She had a guest stint on the longest running drama anthology of the network Maalaala Mo Kaya with Yves Flores as a 30 and 15 year old lovers. She is currently on the hit teleserye Ningning as Mak-Mak's mother Alicia.

After being a Kapamilya, Garcia made her Kapuso comeback and appeared in GMA-7's Babawiin Ko ang Lahat, with Pauline Mendoza, John Estrada and Carmina Villaroel.

Personal life

Garcia has three daughters namely Mischa Amidala, Matilda Anika, and Madeleine Ariana with her husband, former Pampanga Governor Mark Lapid, son of former Pampanga Governor and Senator Lito Lapid. They reside at Poblacion, Porac.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2023	Maria Clara at Ibarra	Doña Pía Alba	GMA Network
2022–2023	Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters	Marilou Ong
2021	Babawiin Ko ang Lahat	Christine Allegre-Salvador
2018	Maynila: Munting Hiling	Evelyn
	The Blood Sisters	Brenda Ortega-Solomon	ABS-CBN
	Asintado	Criselda Gaspar-Ramirez
2017	La Luna Sangre	Rica "Fall" Sison-Toralba
	ASAP	Herself
2015–2016	Ningning	Alicia "Mama Isha" Demetion-Bautista
2015	Maalaala Mo Kaya:Computer Shop	Ruby Maranan
2014	Strawberry Lane	Myrna Javier	GMA Network
2013–2014	Villa Quintana	Amparing Mangaron
2012–2013	Paroa: Ang Kuwento ni Mariposa	Aurora
2012	Sana ay Ikaw na Nga	Joanna Altamonte
	My Beloved	Adult Joy Castor
2011–2012	Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin	Lilian Avelino-Fuentebella
2011	Rod Santiago's The Sisters	Georgia	TV5
	Amaya	Pandaki	GMA Network
2007	Super Twins	Aloya Blossom
2006	Makita Ka Lang Muli	Young Olmypia	GMA Network
	Noel	Nanette	QTV
2005–2006	Now and Forever: Agos	Sophia	GMA Network
2005	Baywalk	Various	QTV
	Maynila		GMA Network
2004	Mulawin	Paloma
2003–2004	Twin Hearts	Althea Fontanilla
2001–2003	Sana ay Ikaw na Nga	Cecilia Fulgencio / Margarita Zalameda
2001	Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin	Jessica
2000	GMA Love Stories	Various
	GMA Telecine Specials
	Campus Romance
2000–2002	Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina "Grace" San Victores
2000	Katapat: Mayor Fred Lim: Ang Huling Alma ni Alma	Alma Buenafe	ABS-CBN
1999–2000	Labs Ko Si Babe	Alicia
1998	Dear Mikee	Various	GMA Network
	Lihim ng Gabi
	Wansapanataym: Chemistry		ABS-CBN
1997	Mikee	Various	GMA Network
1997–1999	Esperanza	Andrea Estrera	ABS-CBN
1996	Gimik	Angela

Film

Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes
1997	Haba-Baba-Doo! Puti-Puti-Poo!	Angelika	Star Cinema
1999	Esperanza: The Movie	Andrea Estrera
	Tik Tak Toys, My Kolokotoys	Donita
2002	Jeannie, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang	Emma	Viva Films
	Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon	Anna
2003	Filipinas	Dindi
2004	Kulimlim	Hannah Cabrera	Viva Films
2005	Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5	Rene's wife	Regal Films	"Ang Lihim ng San Joaquin" segment
2006	Nasaan si Francis?	Sofia
	Batas Militar	Lt. Christine Castro	MTL Films
	Matakot Ka sa Karma	The Ghost	OctoArts Films and Canary Films	"Kama" segment
2024	Sunny	Janet	Viva Films

External links

• Tanya Garcia at IMDb
• (in English) Tanya Garcia - Photo gallery